This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Linking Verbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Verbs Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the linking verb in the sentence: "The flowers are beautiful." A) Are. B) Beautiful. C) The. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 2. In the sentence 'She seems tired today, ' what role does 'tired' play? A) Linking verb. B) Object. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 3. Of the following verbs, which one is CAN NOT be an action or linking verb? A) Could. B) Turn. C) Looks. D) Becomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 4. Choose the sentence that uses a linking verb correctly. A) They are running fast. B) The cat chased the mouse. C) The soup is hot. D) She sings beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The soup is hot. 5. The verb is a ..... verb.A garden is a peaceful place. A) Linking. B) Action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking. 6. Identify the subject complement and its label:The saleswoman seems very sensitive to the needs of others. A) Others, predicate pronoun. B) Sensitive, predicate adjective. C) Saleswoman, predicate noun. D) Needs, predicate noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensitive, predicate adjective. 7. Which of the following words is a Linking/Helping Verb? A) Move. B) Heel. C) Feel. D) Groove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel. 8. Complete the sentence with the correct linking verb:'The sky ..... clear and blue today.' A) Look. B) Looks. C) Looked. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks. 9. The tree grows every day. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 10. Which word is the linking/helping verb in the following sentence:Can I run now? A) Run. B) Can. C) I. D) Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 11. Identify the linking verb in the sentence.You look exhausted after studying all night. A) After. B) Night. C) Exhausted. D) Look. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look. 12. The used car seems reliable. A) Reliable. B) Car. C) Seems. D) Used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seems. 13. Choose the correct pronoun:'The leader of the group is ..... ' A) Them. B) Their. C) Theirs. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 14. Your plans for the wedding sound nice. A) Wedding. B) Sound. C) Nice. D) Plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound. 15. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun:'The author of the book is ..... ' A) She. B) Herself. C) Her. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 16. The dog ..... sleeping soundly. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 17. Which sentence does NOT use a Linking Verb? A) She fell sick. B) She appears tired. C) They are tall. D) I touched the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I touched the ground. 18. Which of the following words is a NOT Linking/Helping Verb? A) Being. B) Be. C) The. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The. 19. My sister is ten years old. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 20. Decide whether the bold part in the following sentences is an "action verb" or a "linking verb" My mother appeared exhausted after a hard day working on the paddy field. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 21. What type of verb is in the red text?This test seems harder than the others. A) Action. B) Helping. C) Linking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking. 22. What is the action verb? Lily jumped on the trampoline. A) Trampoline. B) She. C) Jumped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jumped. 23. Identify if the verb in the sentence is a linking verb or an action verb.She tasted the rich, red tomato soup. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Verb. 24. The child ..... going to go swimming. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 25. The students WERE ready for the test. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 26. Which sentence correctly uses a linking verb? A) The dog barked loudly. B) The cake tasted sweet. C) She quickly ran to the store. D) They built a new house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cake tasted sweet. 27. The girl WAS his sister A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 28. A predicate adjective renames the subject. That means the predicate adjective is always a noun. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. What is the subject complement?The weather turned cold last night. A) Turned. B) Last. C) Night. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold. 30. The cats ..... going to eat the fish. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 31. True or False:"The McDonald's bathroom smells awful" is an example of a linking verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Susan and her mother ..... going to the market. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 33. The children ..... tired. A) Taste. B) Sound. C) Look. D) Turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look. 34. What is the linking verb in the following sentence:They are smart and respectful. A) They. B) Smart. C) Are. D) Respectful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 35. What is the action verb in the sentence?Hiking is my favorite activity A) Favorite. B) Is. C) Activity. D) Hiking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hiking. 36. In the sentence 'The cake is baked by my mom', 'is' acts as a linking verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Identify the INFINITIVE in each sentence.I called to plan the party. A) I called. B) Called. C) To plan. D) The party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To plan. 38. There can be more than one linking verb in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. The baker tasted a sample of cheesecake.Identify the verb and its type. A) Baker, predicate noun. B) Sample, action. C) Tasted, linking. D) Tasted, action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tasted, action. 40. Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:The protective dogs stay with their human until help arrives. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Verb. 41. Identify the subject complement. The box is a present from Grandpa Karl. A) Box. B) Is. C) Grandpa Karl. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present. 42. In 'The cake tastes sweet, ' 'tastes' is used as an action verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. Identify the linking verb in the sentence:She seems tired. A) Feels. B) Seems. C) Looks. D) Appears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seems. 44. I ..... your friend. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 45. Which word is the subject complement in the sentence:The soup is hot. A) Hot. B) Soup. C) The. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot. 46. Choose the correct linking verb for this sentence:The children ..... excited for the trip. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 47. Identify the correct pronoun:'The person who wrote the letter is ..... ' A) Her. B) Herself. C) She. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 48. Without protection he would enter a cage with 12 to 24 animals. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Verb. 49. Identify the verb in each sentence as action or linking:Your idea seems like a good one. A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 50. She ..... doing homework. A) Were. B) Is. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 51. All people ..... wearing red tonight for the holiday. A) Are. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 52. Last week, they ..... in another school for a contest. A) Were. B) Are. C) Am. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 53. What type of verb is the word in red?I am so hungry! A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking verb. 54. True or False:In the sentence 'The baby looks happy, ' the word 'happy' is a subject complement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 55. The most common type of verb is this type, which indicates what the subject is doing. A) Action verbs. B) Linking verbs. C) Helping verbs. D) Gluten-free verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verbs. 56. Have you ever tasted octopus? A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 57. Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:The dress looks fancy and expensive, but it's cheaply made and doesn't fit. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verb. 58. Does this sentence have a predicate noun or a predicate adjective?The game of checkers appears easy. A) Predicate noun. B) Predicate adjective. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 59. In the sentence "The sky appears clear, " what is the function of the word "appears" ? A) Action verb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking verb. 60. Select A if the verb is an action verb.Select L if it is a linking verb.These animals SPEAK like people. A) L. B) A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Next →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesLinking Verbs Quiz 2Linking Verbs Quiz 3Linking Verbs Quiz 4Linking Verbs Quiz 5Linking Verbs Quiz 6Linking Verbs Quiz 7Linking Verbs Quiz 8Linking Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books